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USS Florida
At least six
United States Navy
ships have borne the name
Florida
, in honor of the
27th state
.
The first
Florida
was a sloop that served on survey duty between
1824
and
1831
.
The second
Florida
[?]
was a side-wheel
steamer[?]
purchased in
1861
and sold after
1867
.
The third
Florida
[?]
was originally the screw frigate
Wampanoag
renamed in
1869
, and sold in
1885
.
The fourth
Florida
(BM-9)[?]
was a
monitor
commissioned in
1903
, renamed to
Tallahassee
in
1908
, and sold in
1922
.
The fifth
Florida
(BB-30)
was a
battleship
commissioned
1911
and scrapped in
1932
.
The sixth
Florida
(SSBN-728)[?]
is an
Ohio
-class
ballistic missile
submarine
, commissioned in
1983
.
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